1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox election Template:United Kingdom in the European Union The 1984 European Parliament election was the second European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 14 June. The electoral system was First Past the Post in England, Scotland and Wales and Single transferable vote in Northern Ireland. The turnout was again the lowest in Europe. In England, Scotland and Wales, the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party were in alliance, collecting 2,591,635 votes but not a single seat.

The election represented a small recovery for Labour, under Michael Foot's replacement Neil Kinnock, taking 15 seats from the Conservatives. In the general election of 1983, they had only had a vote share of 2% more than the SDP–Liberal Alliance (although they had nearly 10 times more MP's elected) and 15% less than the Conservatives. This was the last European election in the UK in which the governing party won a majority of seats.

A by-election to the British Parliament also took place on the same day in the Portsmouth South constituency – the Alliance gained the seat from the Conservatives.

Results

United Kingdom

Source: UK Parliament briefing

Party		Votes won	% of vote	Loss/Gain	Seats	% of seats	Loss/Gain
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	5,426,866	38.8	Decrease9.6	45	55.6	Decrease15
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	4,865,224	34.8	Increase3.1	32	39.5	Increase15
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2,591,659	18.5	Increase5.9	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	230,594	1.6	Decrease0.2	1	1.2	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	230,251	1.6	Increase0.4	1	1.2	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	151,399	1.1	Steady	1	1.2	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	147,169	1.1	Increase0.1	1	1.2	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	103,031	0.8	Increase0.1	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	91,476	0.7	New	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	73,025	0.5	Increase0.4	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	34,046	0.2	Steady	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	20,092	0.1	New	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	11,073	0.1	Decrease0.1	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	8,712	0.1	Steady	0	Steady	Steady
	Independent Ecology	3,330	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Ind. Conservative	3,249	0.0	Steady	0	Steady	Steady
	Ind. Liberal	2,981	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2,365	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Cornish Nationalist	1,892	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Federal Republican Party	1,494	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady

• Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 32.6% (EC average: 61%)
• Overall votes cast: 13,998,190

Great Britain

Source: UK Parliament briefing

Party		Votes won	% of vote	Loss/Gain	Seats	% of seats	Loss/Gain
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	5,426,866	40.8	Decrease9.8	45	57.7	Decrease15
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	4,865,224	36.5	Increase3.5	32	41.0	Increase15
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2,591,659	19.5	Increase6.3	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	230,594	1.7	Decrease0.2	1	1.3	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	103,031	0.8	Increase0.1	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	70,853	0.5	Increase0.4	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	11,073	0.1	Decrease0.1	0	Steady	Steady
	Independent Ecology	3,330	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Ind. Conservative	3,249	0.0	Steady	0	Steady	Steady
	Ind. Liberal	2,981	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2,365	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Cornish Nationalist	1,892	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady
	Federal Republican Party	1,494	0.0	New	0	Steady	Steady

Total votes cast – 13,312,898. All parties listed.

Northern Ireland

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Constituency results

Source: [1]

Constituency	Constituency result by party							Winning party 1984
	Conservative	Labour	Alliance	PC	SNP	Ecology	Others
Bedfordshire South	72,088	57,106	36,444					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Birmingham East	54,994	76,377	21,927				1,440	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Birmingham West	55,702	61,946	19,422					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Bristol	94,652	77,008	33,698					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cambridge and Bedfordshire North	86,117	38,901	36,341					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cheshire East	71,182	52,806	31,374					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cheshire West	74,579	64,887	30,470					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cleveland and Yorkshire North	73,217	52,887	31,374					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cornwall and Plymouth	81,627	35,952	63,876				10,518	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cotswolds	94,740	36,738	45,798					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Cumbria and Lancashire North	86,127	62,332	39,622					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Derbyshire	72,613	79,466	30,824					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Devon	110,129	30,017	53,519				7,278	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Dorset East and Hampshire West	109,072	31,223	49,181					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Durham	44,846	106,073	32,307					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Essex North East	97,138	42,836	34,769					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Essex South West	72,190	56,169	29,385					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Glasgow	25,282	91,015	20,867		16,456			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Greater Manchester Central	48,753	76,830	24,192				1,430	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Greater Manchester East	56,415	65,101	27,801			3,158		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Greater Manchester West	56,042	93,740	17,894					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Hampshire Central	84,086	39,228	39,265					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Hereford and Worcester	84,077	44,143	37,854			8,179		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Hertfordshire	87,603	41,671	40,877					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Highlands and Islands	18,847	16,644	33,133		49,410			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Humberside	61,952	53,937	27,318					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Kent East	92,340	43,473	34,601			5,405		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Kent West	85,414	50,784	33,306			4,991		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Lancashire Central	82,370	56,175	24,936					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Lancashire East	67,806	75,711	26,320					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Leeds	60,178	70,535	36,097					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Leicester	72,508	69,616	29,656				3,249	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Lincolnshire	92,606	47,161	37,244					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London Central	64,545	77,842	30,269				7,514	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London East	61,711	73,870	26,379					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London North	74,846	69,993	31,344				4,682	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London North East	27,242	79,907	17,344				4,797	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London North West	69,803	62,381	29,609					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London South and Surrey East	82,122	37,465	34,522					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London South East	81,508	61,493	38,614				989	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London South Inner	46,180	77,661	25,391				3,281	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London South West	41,096	32,632	23,842				2,135	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
London West	74,325	79,554	36,687				4,361	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Lothians	49,065	74,989	36,636		22,331		2,560	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Merseyside East	38,047	87,086	17,259					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Merseyside West	52,718	65,915	37,303					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Mid and West Wales	52,910	89,362	35,168	32,880			4,266	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Mid Scotland and Fife	52,872	80,038	24,220		30,511			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Midlands East	67,884	55,155	27,912				1,494	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Midlands West	54,406	74,091	17,709					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Norfolk	95,459	58,602	37,703					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
North East Scotland	53,809	44,648	25,490		33,448			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
North Wales	69,139	54,768	56,861	38,117				REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Northamptonshire	88,668	48,809	37,421				3,330	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Northumbria	62,717	78,412	42,946					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Nottingham	82,500	66,374	33,169					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire	94,136	39,164	45,055					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Sheffield	47,247	93,530	23,935					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Shropshire and Stafford	82,291	57,359	37,209					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Somerset and Dorset West	98,928	36,863	58,677					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
South of Scotland	60,843	57,706	23,598		22,242			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
South Wales	55,678	99,936	26,588	13,201				REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
South Wales East	36,359	131,916	28,330	18,833				REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Staffordshire East	68,886	76,753	26,093					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Strathclyde East	24,857	90,792	11,883		27,330			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Strathclyde West	47,196	70,234	25,955		28,866			REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Suffolk	88,243	41,145	34,084					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Surrey West	96,675	22,531	44,087					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Sussex East	102,287	32,213	36,666			5,401		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Sussex West	104,257	22,857	46,755			3,842		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Thames Valley	74,928	36,123	32,704					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Tyne and Wear	39,610	89,024	19,081					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Wight and Hampshire East	96,666	36,445	53,738					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Wiltshire	86,873	35,457	60,404					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
York	80,636	44,234	33,356					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Yorkshire South	30,271	98,020	19,306					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Yorkshire South West	44,291	88,464	26,964					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Yorkshire West	65,405	86,259	28,709					REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

See also

• Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections
• List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1984–1989)